Improvement in ventilating-pillows



.T. T. HATFIELD.

VENTILYA'IING PILLOW.

Patented May16,187" 7.

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Witnesses:

N. PETERS. PHOTO-LITHOGRAPHER. WASHINGTUN. DC

UNITED STATES PATENT QFFIGE.

JAMES T. HATFIELD, OF HOBOKEN,'NEW JERSEY.

IMPROVEMENT IN VENTILATING-PILLOWS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 190,854., dated May 15,1877 application filed March 13, 1877.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JAMES THOMAS HAT- FIELD,of Hoboken, Hudson county, New J ersey, have invented an ImprovedVentilating Pillow, of which the following is a specification:

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a longitudinal central sectionof my improved ventilating-pillow. Fig. 2 is a side view of the same,showing it folded. together. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal central section ofthe same, showing it folded together. Fig. 4 is a transverse section ofthe pillow on the line as 00, Fig. I.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures.

This invention has for its object to produce an improvedventilating'pillow, which will not be liable to heat the person usingit, as is the case with the stuffed pillows heretofore employed.

The invention consists in makingthe pillow of a piece of porous or otherfabric stretched between and fastened at its ends to two rigid plates orheads, which are connected and held apart by an intermediate shaft orrod.

The invention also consists in means for allowing the pillow to befolded so asto occupy less room when not used.

In the accompanying drawing, the letter A represents my improved pillow.The same is composed of two end pieces or heads, a a, made of wood,metal, or other material, and of circular, oval, or other form. Thesetwo heads are connected by a suitable rod or shaft, b, which hassubstantially the length of the pillow. d is a piece of porous or otherfabric stretched over and nailed or otherwise fastened at its ends tothe circumferences of the two heads a a. This fabric constitutes thus,together with the end plates a, a tubular pillow, which allows the airto pass freely through the same. The edges of the fabric d may, ifdesired, be sewed together, or they may be left separated, or caused tooverlap.

In order to allow this improved pillow to be folded together, I proposeto hinge the heads a a to the rod 1), as shown. This may be done byforming hooks f on the ends of the rod b, and in fitting such hooksthrough correspond ing eyes e e, which are fastened to the inner facesof the heads a a; but the joint may be otherwise produced.

By the use of this hinged connection, between the rod 1) and heads a a,the pillow may be folded together, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, and willthen occupy but a very small room.

If the hinged connection is used, either or both heads a may be providedwith a catch for preventing the spontaneous folding of the pillow.

I claim as my invention- 1. A pillow constructed of the end pieces a a,connecting-rod b, and fabric 01, substantially as herein shown anddescribed.

2. A folding pillow constructed of the end pieces a a, connecting-rod b,and fabric d, the end pieces being hinged to the connectingrod,substantially as specified.

JAMES THOMAS HATFIELD.

Witnesses:

F. v BRIESEN, J. G. TUNBRIDGE.

